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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1897
Page
4
Owens and Williams offer real estate loans and insurance with options to own property and avoid rent. They advertise investment in farms or homes in the New South with frequent excursions and flexible terms through Central No. 188 Citizens No. 187.
A column offers numerous property listings with prices and locations across Columbus Brown County and surrounding areas, including cottages, farms, and empty lots. It also features Easter bridal fashion notes, lace trends, and crepe fabric advice with tips from American Queen and Kinney & Kinney Insurance.
The Erie Railroad contemplates purchasing locomotives 20 percent heavier than current ones for its Mahoning division and favors converting the St. Louis terminal system to electric motors for both passenger and freight trains. Rumors of Panhandle shops shutting today are unfounded. A safety upgrade for Erie trains includes vestibuled cars with full-width vestibules and enclosed floors. In nine months, New York New Haven & Hartford earned net 3.1 million dollars at a 9 percent annual dividend. L Trainmaster Vorhis noted faster Cincinnati to Indianapolis service with freight improvements. Chicago & Alton reduced operating costs including seven fewer shop days and telegraph operator salaries cut by five dollars monthly.
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Senator H. Clay Duncan and Senator T. E. Fllison with D. J. Terhune arrive as the Indiana Reformatory reform board takes over. Capt. J. R. Henry arrives to join the new board as the Prison South directors meet to finalize the handover and plan transport to Indianapolis for a joint session with Northern Prison.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Catlartic as a pleasant medicine that cleanses the system and helps kidneys liver and bowels. It claims to cure headache fever habitual constipation and hitiousness and offers boxes at 10 25 and 50 cents with guaranteed results.
The Star highlights Kinney's lunch room offering quick service with a focus on short orders and a varied lunch menu in the city. Lunch of all kinds is available.
A fragmented OCR excerpt lists aphorisms on virtue and life, praising the best theology philosophy law education medicine art science war music telegraphing biography and mathematics. The text ends with an unclear reference to a tension bridge fragment.
County Assessor Irwin Reynolds and deputies started their duties yesterday. City deputies listed by wards include F J Jones in the First ward, H C Duffy in the Second ward, George Allery in the Third ward, G B Schultz in the Fourth ward, and L H Diet Eli Scott serving Columbus township outside the city.
A sizable group of colored citizens plan to attend baptismal services at Edinburg on Sunday, reflecting community participation in religious rites.
Wires show no lights burning on circuit No.1 last night. Repair crews will fix the damage today and restore lamps for tonight. An advertisement promotes Cascarets candy cathartic with 10c and 25c prices and a druggist refund offer.
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